Do non-news stories such as the spat between Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods do more harm to race relations than good?
For those who have not followed the story, Sergio and Tiger had a falling out at The Players tournament 2 weeks ago when Sergio was upset by Tiger preparing his next shot when it was Sergio to go. These 2 have never been the best of friends.
At a recent presser, Sergio was asked about Tiger and he responded by saying that he would invite Tiger for dinner and serve him fried chicken.
Now this is derogatory to American blacks as it is supposed to be perpetuate the stereotype that those in the deep south eat a lot of fried chicken. If the roles were reversed and Tiger offered to cook Sergio paella, or Colin Montgomerie a deep fried mars bar, Lee Westwood a roast dinner or Rory McIlroy an Ulster Fry would this trigger such a reaction? This is of course me stretching the point BUT the killer point in all of this is that at the Champions Dinner for winning the 1997 Masters the winner, Tiger Woods, sets the menu... the main dish selected by Tiger was.... you guessed it.... Fried Chicken.
Bonkers.